Océ Reviews

Pros

good woking atmosphere like home

Cons

low base salary that's all..

Advice to Senior Management

wake up..

Pros

salary plus commission

unlimited income potential

Cons

sales manager did not follow the advertised training schedule

i was put out in the field the second week that i worked with company without any substantial product or industry knowledge

management demanded immediate results despite the fact that they did not even allow time to learn about the products

Pros

good Name and prodcuts great reputattion ina very niche market.....

Cons

Bad managment. bad communication...selfish managment afraid of making any decision...only interest :EOY bonuses

Advice to Senior Management

get really listen care be accountable, honest...show real leadership..stop playing politics and
make effort to retain quality people..

Pros

Good benefits. The pay is OK for college grads. There's good training if you wish to move on to someplace better. I am reviewing this company based on my experience before the Canon acquisition - I do not know whether the company has improved after this event.

Cons

Even for people with the same job titles in the same team, each individual's opportunities vary widely, and favoritism is rampant. One representative may only have 4 zip codes in poor areas as their territories, while another may have 10 zip codes in areas with a much larger current account base and much greater potential in sales. This is a good ole boys' club, so if you're a Christ-loving whitey, and you enjoy brown-nosing, this is the ideal place for you to grow.

There is absolutely no recognition of the company's product when it comes to selling multi-function copiers. Before the Canon acquisition, Oce copiers were just basically re-labeled Konica Minolta and Sharp copiers. You are selling in a boiler-room environment, so get used to micro-management and distrust. Expect to be forced to annoy the hell out of your contacts. You must report to the office at the very start and end of the day, and expect to show how many business cards you have collected. Expectations are unrealistic: you must sell $30,000 worth of revenue each month, cold-call at least 15 businesses a day - even with 3 appointments set, and make 100 dials every telemarketing day. The branch manager and the obese area sales manager in my Ontario branch lead by fear and public put-downs.

Advice to Senior Management

I hope you either got laid off or stopped being a-holes after the Canon acquisition

Pros

There is a fair amount of freedom of action because management in most organizations is hands off. The company has many different accounts that they provide outsourced services for so it can provide some diversity of opportunity.

Cons

Once you are associated with a particular account it can be hard to move to another place. The pay is relatively stagnant and recognition tends to go to the sales group and managers only.

Advice to Senior Management

Realize that your employees are not fools and can figure out when they are being bamboozled. Expect to have a lot of attrition when the economy improves.

Pros

very flexible time schedule, Very good facilities

Cons

very local company. very dutch oriented. not a trully multinational company

Advice to Senior Management

I would definitely believe that they would need to improve their global reach. However they have done a great decision by joining the Canon Family

Pros

I was given many opportunities to show my stuff and advance to new opportunities. The employees are very committed to the company, especially at the HQ. I value much the time I had there.

Cons

But, the hard times have come. The economic pressures are taking its toll. Things are rough and the future is bleak for meaningful work.

Advice to Senior Management

You need to focus on gettting through the economic storm. Use this time to shake the dust out of the organization. Pick a path and stick to it. Stop these fitful starts and stops of programs.